The conversation with Fadell comes by way of Hodinkee, a site devoted mostly to traditional, analog watches. Of course, it might seem odd to some that Fadell is suddenly inspired to talk high-end watches just as the Apple Watch rolls out, but the video reveals he is indeed a true connoisseur of analog watches.

At one point, Fadell even admits to splurging on a Patek Philippe 5208p watch, a piece of arm candy listed at $825,000, but which also sells for upwards of $1 million.

Aside from his love of all things horological, Fadell, a former Apple employee, also recounts his early attempts to get support for his iPod idea, which included an unsuccessful meeting with Swatch. That's right, in an alternate universe, Swatch might have been the bringer of the iPod, and might now be better placed, technologically, to compete against smartwatches.

But the most interesting part of the conversation is when Fadell admits he doesn't have an Apple Watch and has only spent a brief time examining its functions. For the person at the head of Google's bleeding-edge wearable unit to have no intimate knowledge of the Apple Watch at this stage seems rather odd, at least in terms of competitiveness.

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And, when pressed to offer an opinion about the Apple Watch, Fadell demurs, saying only that "the jury's out, I haven't really had time to really play with it … there's probably some interesting things, and the guys I know who are leading it are interesting and smart guys, so I can't wait to try it out and really figure out if it fits my life."

Update: In an updated version of Hodinkee’s post, the site notes that the interview was held after the launch of the Apple Watch. Mashable confirmed with a Nest representative that the interview did, in fact, take place in the first week of April, when only a select few had access to Apple's wearable.

Although Fadell reveals nothing about the next version of Glass, getting a peek into the mind of the person who promised to redesign the wearable "from scratch" at least offers some hope that Glass 2.0 will come with less dorkiness.

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